Dermatology Flashcards
Branch of the anterior tibial artery
Dorsalis pedis
Branches from the posterior tibial artery
Medial and lateral plantar arteries
How would you limit blood loss e.g. in trauma
Apply tourniquet proximal to injury
Where would you feel the common carotid artery?
Anterior to the sternocleidomastoid at the level of upper border of the thyroid cartilage
Where would you feel the brachial artery?
Medial to the biceps tendon in the cubital fossa
Where would you feel radial pulse?
Lateral to the tendon of flexor carpi radialis
Where would you feel for the femoral artery?
Inferior to the midpoint of the inguinal ligament
Where would you feel for the popliteal artery?
Popliteal fossa, immediately posterior to the knee joint
Where would you feel for the posterior tibial artery?
Between the posterior border of the medial malleolus and the achilles tendon
Where would you feel for the doralis pedis artery?
Medial to tendon of extensor hallucis longus distal to the ankle joint
